JPH04315282A - Toll collecting system - Google Patents

Toll collecting system

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JPH04315282A
JPH04315282A JP3080143A JP8014391A JPH04315282A JP H04315282 A JPH04315282 A JP H04315282A JP 3080143 A JP3080143 A JP 3080143A JP 8014391 A JP8014391 A JP 8014391A JP H04315282 A JPH04315282 A JP H04315282A
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Keiichi Morishita
慶一 森下
Masaki Kato
聖樹 加藤
Kimiyuki Yamamoto
公之 山本
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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B15/00—Arrangements or apparatus for collecting fares, tolls or entrance fees at one or more control points
    • G07B15/06—Arrangements for road pricing or congestion charging of vehicles or vehicle users, e.g. automatic toll systems
    • G07B15/063—Arrangements for road pricing or congestion charging of vehicles or vehicle users, e.g. automatic toll systems using wireless information transmission between the vehicle and a fixed station

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Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent the radio interference of both line signals by putting radio communication between a non-contacting type IC card carried by each user and a toll gate into the order of arrival even when plural vehicles go into the communicatable area of the toll gate at a toll expressway or the like. CONSTITUTION:A non-contacting type IC card 13A carried by the user of the toll expressway or the like is constituted so as to communicate the toll gate side by receiving an inquiry number 2 transmitted from the toll gate side, obtaining the right of communication and transmitting the information of a user number 3 or the like by radio signals when the vehicle, on which the user gets, goes into the communicatable area of the toll gate. On the other hand, the toll gate side stops transmitting the inquiry number in a fixed cycle during a toll collection processing due to the communication with the non-contacting type IC card 13A and when the communication is normally completed and a positive response 6 is outputted, a next inquiry number 7 is transmitted for communication with the following vehicle (with a non-contacting type IC card 13B on the following vehicle side).

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】[Detailed description of the invention]

【０００１】0001

【産業上の利用分野】本発明は、非接触ＩＣカードを使
用した有料自動車道路等の料金収受システムに関する。BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a toll collection system for toll motorways and the like using a non-contact IC card.

【０００２】0002

【従来の技術】近年、有料自動車道路の料金収受システ
ムでは、非接触ＩＣカードを使用することによって、車
両を停止させることなく料金の精算を行う試みが各社頻
繁に実施されている。2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, various companies have frequently attempted to settle tolls without stopping the vehicle by using non-contact IC cards in toll collection systems for toll motorways.

【０００３】図２は、この種の料金収受システム、即ち
非接触ＩＣカードを使用した有料自動車道路の料金収受
システムを示したものである。図中、１１は料金所アン
テナであり、有料自動車道路１２の利用者が携帯する非
接触ＩＣカード１３Ａ，１３Ｂとの間で無線信号により
通信するためのものである。この料金所アンテナ１１と
非接触ＩＣカード１３Ａ，１３Ｂとの間の無線による通
信は、非接触ＩＣカード１３Ａ，１３Ｂを持つ利用者（
の乗った車両１４Ａ，１４Ｂ）が通信可能領域（無線通
信可能領域）１５内に進入した場合に可能となる。FIG. 2 shows this type of toll collection system, ie, a toll collection system for toll motorways using a non-contact IC card. In the figure, reference numeral 11 denotes a tollgate antenna, which is used to communicate with non-contact IC cards 13A and 13B carried by users of the toll road 12 by wireless signals. Wireless communication between the toll gate antenna 11 and the contactless IC cards 13A, 13B is carried out by users (
This becomes possible when the vehicle (14A, 14B) on which the person is riding enters the communicable area (wireless communicable area) 15.

【０００４】１６は無人料金所１７に設置された料金所
計算機である。この料金所計算機１６は、非接触ＩＣカ
ード１３Ａ，１３Ｂから料金所アンテナ１１を介して通
信されてくる利用者番号、発行料金所番号等の情報を受
けて引去額を計算し、利用者に請求する。これが領収さ
れると、中央管理センタ１８に設置され、料金所計算機
１６と通信回線等により結合されている中央計算機１９
に引去額を通信し、これをもとに利用者の持つ銀行口座
等から料金を引出す仕組みになっている。Reference numeral 16 denotes a toll gate calculator installed at an unmanned toll gate 17. The toll plaza calculator 16 receives information such as a user number and issued toll plaza number transmitted from the contactless IC cards 13A and 13B via the toll plaza antenna 11, calculates the amount to be withdrawn, and informs the user of the amount to be withdrawn. Claim. When this is received, a central computer 19 installed in the central control center 18 and connected to the toll plaza calculator 16 through a communication line etc.
The amount to be withdrawn is communicated to the user, and based on this, the fee is withdrawn from the user's bank account, etc.

【０００５】ここで、図２に示す有料自動車道路の料金
収受システムにおける従来の非接触ＩＣカードの通信シ
ーケンスを、図３を参照して説明する。まず、非接触Ｉ
Ｃカード１３Ａを携帯する利用者（の乗った車両１４Ａ
）が料金所１７（の近傍に設置された料金所アンテナ１
１）の通信可能領域１５に進入すると、非接触ＩＣカー
ド１３Ａの通信可能信号が有効状態になる。すると、非
接触ＩＣカード１３Ａは、利用者番号３１、発行料金所
番号等を料金所アンテナ１１に対して無線により一方的
に送信する。[0005] Here, a communication sequence of a conventional non-contact IC card in the toll collection system for a toll motorway shown in FIG. 2 will be explained with reference to FIG. 3. First, contactless I
The user carrying C card 13A (vehicle 14A)
) is the tollgate antenna 1 installed near the tollgate 17 (
When entering the communicable area 15 of 1), the communicable signal of the non-contact IC card 13A becomes valid. Then, the contactless IC card 13A unilaterally transmits the user number 31, the issued tollgate number, etc. to the tollgate antenna 11 by radio.

【０００６】これにより料金所計算機１６は、送信され
た利用者番号３１、発行料金所番号等を受けて引去額３
２を計算し、非接触ＩＣカード１３Ａに送り返す。非接
触ＩＣカード１３Ａは、その引去額３２の領収処理を行
い、その結果３３を料金所アンテナ１１に送信する。料
金所計算機１６は非接触ＩＣカード１３Ａから送信され
た領収処理の結果３３を正しく受信したならば、通信が
正常に終了したことを通知するための肯定応答３４を返
す。[0006] As a result, the tollgate calculator 16 receives the transmitted user number 31, issued tollgate number, etc., and calculates the withdrawal amount 3.
2 is calculated and sent back to the contactless IC card 13A. The non-contact IC card 13A processes the withdrawal amount 32 and transmits the result 33 to the tollgate antenna 11. When the toll gate calculator 16 correctly receives the receipt processing result 33 transmitted from the contactless IC card 13A, it returns an affirmative response 34 to notify that the communication has ended normally.

【０００７】[0007]

【発明が解決しようとする課題】しかし、料金収受シス
テムにおける上記した従来の非接触ＩＣカードの通信シ
ーケンスでは、非接触ＩＣカード１３Ａが料金所アンテ
ナ１１を介して料金所計算機１６と通信している最中に
、後方から、別の非接触ＩＣカード１３Ｂを携帯する別
の利用者（の乗った車両１４Ｂ）が通信可能領域１５に
進入してきた場合には、図３に示すように、この非接触
ＩＣカード１３Ｂが一方的に利用者番号３５等を送信す
ることから、無線信号が混信してしまう。その結果、正
常な料金収受ができなくなるという問題があった。However, in the conventional contactless IC card communication sequence described above in the toll collection system, the contactless IC card 13A communicates with the tollgate computer 16 via the tollgate antenna 11. During this process, if another user (vehicle 14B in which he or she is riding) carrying another non-contact IC card 13B enters the communicable area 15 from behind, as shown in FIG. Since the contact IC card 13B unilaterally transmits the user number 35, etc., interference occurs in the wireless signals. As a result, there was a problem that normal toll collection could not be carried out.

【０００８】本発明は上記事情に鑑みてなされたもので
その目的は、有料自動車道路等の料金所の通信可能領域
に複数台の車両が進入しても、各利用者の持つ非接触Ｉ
Ｃカードと料金所側との間の無線による通信が先着順に
行われるようにすることで、無線信号の混信防止が図れ
る料金収受システムを提供することにある。The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and its purpose is to maintain the contactless I/O of each user even when a plurality of vehicles enter the communicable area of a toll plaza on a toll expressway or the like.
To provide a toll collection system capable of preventing interference of wireless signals by performing wireless communication between a C card and a toll gate on a first-come, first-served basis.

【０００９】[0009]

【課題を解決するための手段】本発明は、上記問題点を
解決するために、有料自動車道路等の料金所を通過する
車両１台毎に問い合せ番号を割り当て、この問い合せ番
号を受信した非接触ＩＣカードだけが料金所側と通信可
能領域内で通信を行う構成とし、その非接触ＩＣカード
との間の無線通信による料金収受処理が完了するまでは
後続の車両への問い合せ番号の割り当てを控えるように
したことを特徴とするものである。[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention allocates an inquiry number to each vehicle passing through a toll gate on a toll road, etc., and a non-contact person who receives this inquiry number The configuration is such that only the IC card communicates with the toll gate within the communicable area, and inquiry numbers are not assigned to subsequent vehicles until the toll collection process via wireless communication with the contactless IC card is completed. It is characterized by the following.

【００１０】0010

【作用】上記の構成によれば、有料自動車道路等の利用
者が携帯する非接触ＩＣカードは、その利用者が乗った
車両が料金所の通信可能領域に進入してきた際に、料金
所側から無線により送信されてくる問い合せ番号を受信
して初めて利用者番号等の情報を無線送信し、料金所側
との間で料金収受に必要な通信を行う。[Operation] According to the above configuration, the contactless IC card carried by a user of a toll highway, etc. Only after receiving the inquiry number wirelessly transmitted from the station, information such as the user number is wirelessly transmitted, and communication necessary for toll collection is performed with the toll gate.

【００１１】料金所側は、この非接触ＩＣカードとの間
の通信が正常に終了するまでは、後から通信可能領域に
進入してくる車両（に乗った利用者が持つ非接触ＩＣカ
ード）への問い合せ番号の割り当てを行わない。したが
って、複数台の車両が料金所の通信可能領域に進入して
も、後から進入した車両側の非接触ＩＣカードは、先に
進入した車両側の非接触ＩＣカードが（問い合せ番号の
割り当てを受けて）料金所側と通信している期間中に、
利用者番号等の情報を送信することはなく、無線信号の
混信は生じない。[0011] Until the communication with this contactless IC card is completed normally, the toll gate side will not be able to handle the contactless IC card held by the vehicle (or the contactless IC card held by the user riding the vehicle) that later enters the communication area. No inquiry number will be assigned to. Therefore, even if multiple vehicles enter the communicable area of a toll plaza, the contactless IC card of the vehicle that entered later will not be able to use the contactless IC card of the vehicle that entered first. during the period of communication with the tollgate side)
Information such as user numbers is not transmitted, and there is no interference with wireless signals.

【００１２】0012

【実施例】以下、本発明の一実施例を、有料自動車道路
の無人料金所における料金収受システムに実施した場合
について、図面を参照して説明する。DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention applied to a toll collection system at an unmanned toll gate on a toll road will be described below with reference to the drawings.

【００１３】図１は本発明の一実施例に係る料金収受シ
ステムにおける非接触ＩＣカードの通信シーケンスを説
明するための図である。なお、図１の通信シーケンスを
適用する料金収受システムのシステム構成は、通信シー
ケンス等を除けば、図２の従来の料金収受システムと同
様である。そこで、図１の通信シーケンスの説明を、便
宜的に図２のシステム構成を併用して行う。FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining a communication sequence of a contactless IC card in a toll collection system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The system configuration of a toll collection system to which the communication sequence of FIG. 1 is applied is the same as the conventional toll collection system of FIG. 2, except for the communication sequence and the like. Therefore, the communication sequence in FIG. 1 will be explained using the system configuration in FIG. 2 for convenience.

【００１４】図１において、１，２は料金所計算機１６
の制御のもとで料金所アンテナ１１から送信された問い
合せ番号である。通常、これらの問い合せ番号１，２等
は、一定時間毎に送信されるようになっており、しかも
、その都度新しい番号に更新される。In FIG. 1, 1 and 2 are toll gate calculators 16
This is an inquiry number transmitted from the tollgate antenna 11 under the control of the tollgate antenna 11. Normally, these inquiry numbers 1, 2, etc. are transmitted at regular intervals, and are updated to new numbers each time.

【００１５】さて、本実施例では、有料自動車道路１２
を走行する車両が料金所１７（に設置してある料金所ア
ンテナ１１）の通信可能領域１５に進入すると、その車
両に乗った利用者の持つ非接触ＩＣカードの通信可能信
号が有効状態になるようになっており、この点は従来例
と同様である。しかし、その後の非接触ＩＣカードの動
作は従来とは異なる。Now, in this embodiment, toll motorway 12
When a vehicle traveling in the tollgate 17 (tollgate antenna 11 installed at the tollgate) enters the communicable area 15, the communicable signal of the contactless IC card held by the user riding in the vehicle becomes valid. This point is similar to the conventional example. However, the subsequent operation of the contactless IC card is different from the conventional one.

【００１６】即ち本実施例における非接触ＩＣカードは
、自身の通信可能信号が有効状態にあるときに料金所ア
ンテナ１１から問い合せ番号が送信されると、その問い
合せ番号を受信し、これにより初めて利用者番号等を料
金所アンテナ１１に送信するようになっている。一方、
料金所計算機１６は、非接触ＩＣカードから送信された
利用者番号等を料金所アンテナ１１を介して受信すると
、従来例でも述べたような料金収受処理を開始し、一連
の処理手順が終了するまでは、次の問い合せ番号の送信
を一時停止するようになっている。In other words, when the contactless IC card in this embodiment receives an inquiry number from the toll gate antenna 11 while its own communicable signal is in a valid state, it receives the inquiry number, and is then used for the first time. The terminal number and the like are transmitted to the toll gate antenna 11. on the other hand,
When the toll plaza calculator 16 receives the user number etc. transmitted from the contactless IC card via the toll plaza antenna 11, it starts toll collection processing as described in the conventional example, and a series of processing procedures ends. Until then, the sending of the next inquiry number will be temporarily suspended.

【００１７】したがって、図２に示すように２台の車両
１４Ａ，１４Ｂが有料自動車道路１２を走行しており、
まず車両１４Ａが料金所１７の通信可能領域１５に進入
し、次いで車両１４Ｂが通信可能領域１５に進入した場
合を例にとると、料金所計算機１６と非接触ＩＣカード
（１３Ａ，１３Ｂ）との間の通信シーケンスは、図１に
示すようになる。この図１の通信シーケンスについて、
図２を併用しながら、以下に詳述する。Therefore, as shown in FIG. 2, two vehicles 14A and 14B are traveling on the toll road 12,
Taking as an example the case where the vehicle 14A first enters the communicable area 15 of the tollgate 17, and then the vehicle 14B enters the communicable area 15, the tollgate calculator 16 and the contactless IC card (13A, 13B) The communication sequence between them is shown in FIG. Regarding the communication sequence in Fig. 1,
This will be described in detail below with reference to FIG.

【００１８】まず、料金所計算機１６の制御により、料
金所アンテナ１１から所定のタイミングで問い合せ番号
１（＃１）が送信され、その直後に、車両１４Ａが料金
所１７の通信可能領域１５に進入したものとする。First, under the control of the toll plaza calculator 16, an inquiry number 1 (#1) is transmitted from the toll plaza antenna 11 at a predetermined timing, and immediately after that, the vehicle 14A enters the communicable area 15 of the toll plaza 17. It shall be assumed that

【００１９】車両１４Ａが通信可能領域１５に進入する
と、その車両１４Ａに乗っている利用者の持つ非接触Ｉ
Ｃカード１３Ａの通信可能信号が図１に示すように有効
状態になる。When the vehicle 14A enters the communicable area 15, the non-contact I held by the user riding in the vehicle 14A
The communication enable signal of the C card 13A becomes valid as shown in FIG.

【００２０】さて、問い合せ番号１（＃１）の送信時か
ら一定時間が経過すると、料金所アンテナ１１からは次
の問い合せ番号２（＃２）が送信される。このとき、通
信可能信号が有効状態にある非接触ＩＣカード１３Ａは
、問い合せ番号２（＃２）を受信する。これにより、非
接触ＩＣカード１３Ａは、自身（に対応する車両１４Ａ
）に問い合せ番号２（＃２）が割り当てられ、自身だけ
が料金所アンテナ１１（を介して料金所計算機１６）と
通信する権利を取得したものとして、図１に示すように
利用者番号３等の情報を料金所アンテナ１１に送信する
。Now, when a certain period of time has elapsed since the transmission of the inquiry number 1 (#1), the next inquiry number 2 (#2) is transmitted from the tollgate antenna 11. At this time, the contactless IC card 13A whose communication enable signal is in a valid state receives inquiry number 2 (#2). As a result, the contactless IC card 13A (corresponding to the vehicle 14A)
) is assigned the inquiry number 2 (#2) and only the user has acquired the right to communicate with the toll plaza antenna 11 (via the toll plaza computer 16), and the user number 3 etc. is assigned as shown in FIG. information is transmitted to the tollgate antenna 11.

【００２１】すると料金所計算機１６は、非接触ＩＣカ
ード１３Ａから送信された利用者番号３、発行料金所番
号等の情報を料金所アンテナ１１を介して受信して、次
に述べる料金収受処理を開始する。以後、料金所計算機
１６は、この料金収受処理が終了するまでは、先の問い
合せ番号２（＃２）に続く料金所アンテナ１１からの問
い合せ番号送信を一時停止する。[0021] Then, the toll plaza calculator 16 receives information such as the user number 3 and issued toll plaza number transmitted from the contactless IC card 13A via the toll plaza antenna 11, and performs the toll collection process described below. Start. Thereafter, the toll plaza computer 16 temporarily suspends the transmission of the inquiry number from the toll plaza antenna 11 following the previous inquiry number 2 (#2) until this toll collection process is completed.

【００２２】即ち料金所計算機１６は、まず非接触ＩＣ
カード１３Ａから送信された利用者番号３、発行料金所
番号等の情報をもとに引去額４を計算し、その引去額４
を料金所アンテナ１１を介して非接触ＩＣカード１３Ａ
に送り返して利用者への請求を行う。非接触ＩＣカード
１３Ａは、その引去額４を領収し、その結果５を料金所
アンテナ１１に送信する。That is, the tollgate calculator 16 first uses a non-contact IC.
The withdrawal amount 4 is calculated based on the information such as the user number 3 and issuing toll gate number sent from the card 13A, and the withdrawal amount 4 is
Contactless IC card 13A via tollgate antenna 11
The data will be sent back to the user and billed to the user. The non-contact IC card 13A receives the withdrawal amount 4 and transmits the result 5 to the toll gate antenna 11.

【００２３】料金所計算機１６は、非接触ＩＣカード１
３Ａから送信された結果５を料金所アンテナ１１を介し
て受信し、料金収受のための通信が正常に終了した旨を
通知するための肯定応答６を料金所アンテナ１１を介し
て非接触ＩＣカード１３Ａに送り返す。[0023] The tollgate calculator 16 uses the contactless IC card 1
The contactless IC card receives the result 5 transmitted from 3A via the tollgate antenna 11, and receives an acknowledgment 6 via the tollgate antenna 11 to notify that the communication for toll collection has been successfully completed. Send it back to 13A.

【００２４】この肯定応答６を受けて、非接触ＩＣカー
ド１３Ａは全ての動作を終了し、スリープモードになる
。一方、料金所計算機１６は、肯定応答６を送信すると
、ある一定時間後に問い合せ番号送信を再開し、先に送
信した問い合せ番号２（＃２）の次の問い合せ番号７（
＃３）を料金所アンテナ１１から送信する。[0024] Upon receiving this affirmative response 6, the non-contact IC card 13A completes all operations and enters sleep mode. On the other hand, after transmitting the affirmative response 6, the tollgate calculator 16 resumes sending the inquiry number after a certain period of time, and sends the inquiry number 7 (#2) next to the previously sent inquiry number 2 (#2).
#3) is transmitted from the tollgate antenna 11.

【００２５】さて、上記した非接触ＩＣカード１３Ａと
料金所計算機１６との間の通信が料金所アンテナ１１を
介して行われている期間に、後続の車両１４Ｂが料金所
１７の通信可能領域１５に進入したものとする。この場
合、車両１４Ｂに乗っている利用者の持つ非接触ＩＣカ
ード１３Ｂの通信可能信号が図１に示すように有効状態
になる。Now, during the period when the above-described communication between the non-contact IC card 13A and the toll plaza calculator 16 is being carried out via the toll plaza antenna 11, the following vehicle 14B enters the communicable area 15 of the toll plaza 17. It is assumed that the In this case, the communication enable signal of the non-contact IC card 13B held by the user riding in the vehicle 14B becomes valid as shown in FIG.

【００２６】しかし本実施例では、上記の通信（即ち、
先に通信可能領域１５に進入した利用者の持つ非接触Ｉ
Ｃカード１３Ａを対象とする料金所計算機１６の料金収
受処理）が終了するまでは、問い合せ番号の送信（割り
当て）は停止されている。このため、後から通信可能領
域１５に進入した利用者の持つ非接触ＩＣカード１３Ｂ
は利用者番号等の情報を送信することができない。即ち
本実施例によれば、先に通信可能領域１５に進入してき
た利用者の持つ非接触ＩＣカード１３Ａと料金所アンテ
ナ１１との間で無線信号により通信中の期間は、後から
進入してきた利用者の持つ非接触ＩＣカード１３Ｂが無
線信号により通信を行うことはなく、無線信号が混線す
ることはない。However, in this embodiment, the above communication (namely,
Non-contact I held by the user who entered the communication area 15 first
Transmission (assignment) of inquiry numbers is stopped until the toll collection processing of the toll gate calculator 16 for the C card 13A is completed. For this reason, the contactless IC card 13B held by the user who entered the communication area 15 later
cannot send information such as user numbers. That is, according to the present embodiment, during the period when a wireless signal is being used to communicate between the contactless IC card 13A held by the user who has entered the communicable area 15 first and the toll gate antenna 11, the user who has entered the communication area 15 later The non-contact IC card 13B held by the user does not communicate using wireless signals, and there is no possibility of interference between wireless signals.

【００２７】やがて、非接触ＩＣカード１３Ａとの通信
が正常に完了すると、前記したように問い合せ番号送信
（割り当て）が開始され、料金所アンテナ１１から図１
に示すように問い合せ番号７（＃３）が送信される。す
ると、後から進入してきた利用者の持つ非接触ＩＣカー
ド１３Ｂは、この問い合せ番号７（＃３）を受信し、こ
れにより初めて利用者番号８等を送信することが可能と
なる。Eventually, when communication with the non-contact IC card 13A is successfully completed, inquiry number transmission (assignment) is started as described above, and the tollgate antenna 11 sends a message to the user as shown in FIG.
Inquiry number 7 (#3) is transmitted as shown in FIG. Then, the contactless IC card 13B held by the user who entered later receives this inquiry number 7 (#3), and it becomes possible to transmit the user number 8 etc. for the first time.

【００２８】[0028]

【発明の効果】以上詳述したように本発明によれば、有
料自動車道路等の料金所の通信可能領域に進入してくる
車両に対して問い合せ番号を先着順に割り当てて、利用
者の持つ非接触ＩＣカードに料金所側との間の無線によ
る通信を許可する順番を与え、しかも許可された非接触
ＩＣカードとの間の通信が完了するまでは、後から進入
してくる車両への問い合せ番号の割り当てを一時停止す
るようにしたので、料金所の通信可能領域に複数台の車
両が進入しても無線信号が混信することはなくなり、正
常な料金収受が行えるようになる。Effects of the Invention As described in detail above, according to the present invention, an inquiry number is assigned on a first-come-first-served basis to vehicles entering the communicable area of a toll plaza on a toll road, etc. The contact IC card is given the order to permit wireless communication with the tollgate side, and until the communication with the permitted contactless IC card is completed, inquiries are not made to vehicles approaching later. Since the number assignment is temporarily suspended, even if multiple vehicles enter the communication area of the tollgate, there will be no interference of radio signals, and normal toll collection will be possible.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief explanation of the drawing]

【図１】本発明の一実施例に係る料金収受システムにお
ける非接触ＩＣカードの通信シーケンスを説明するため
の図。FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining a communication sequence of a contactless IC card in a toll collection system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

【図２】料金収受システムのシステム構成を示すブロッ
ク図。FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the system configuration of a toll collection system.

【図３】従来の料金収受システムにおける非接触ＩＣカ
ードの通信シーケンスを説明するための図。FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining a communication sequence of a contactless IC card in a conventional toll collection system.

【符号の説明】[Explanation of symbols]

１…問い合せ番号（＃１）、２…問い合せ番号（＃２）
、３，８…利用者番号、４…引去額、５…結果、６…肯
定応答、７…問い合せ番号（＃３）、１１…料金所アン
テナ、１３Ａ，１３Ｂ…非接触ＩＣカード、１４Ａ，１
４Ｂ…車両、１５…通信可能領域、１６…料金所計算機
、１７…料金所、１９…中央計算機。1...Inquiry number (#1), 2...Inquiry number (#2)
, 3, 8...user number, 4...withdrawal amount, 5...result, 6...affirmative response, 7...inquiry number (#3), 11...tollgate antenna, 13A, 13B...contactless IC card, 14A, 1
4B...Vehicle, 15...Communicable area, 16...Toll gate calculator, 17...Toll gate, 19...Central computer.

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] 【請求項１】　　有料自動車道路等の料金所を車両が通
過する際に、利用者が持つ非接触ＩＣカードとの間で無
線信号を用いて通信することにより料金収受処理を行う
料金収受システムにおいて、上記料金所を通過する車両
１台毎に問い合せ番号を割り当て、この問い合せ番号を
受信した非接触ＩＣカードだけが料金所側と通信可能領
域内で通信を行う構成とし、対応する料金収受処理が完
了するまでは後続の車両への問い合せ番号の割り当てを
控えるようにしたことを特徴とする料金収受システム。[Claim 1] In a toll collection system that performs toll collection processing by communicating with a contactless IC card held by a user using a wireless signal when a vehicle passes through a toll gate on a toll motorway or the like. , an inquiry number is assigned to each vehicle passing through the above-mentioned tollgate, and only the contactless IC card that receives this inquiry number communicates with the tollgate within the communication area, and the corresponding toll collection process is performed. A toll collection system characterized by refraining from allocating an inquiry number to subsequent vehicles until the toll collection is completed.
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